EP0704525A1 - Bioreaktor, insbesondere für Mikrogravitation - Google Patents

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EP0704525A1
EP0704525A1 EP95401962A EP95401962A EP0704525A1 EP 0704525 A1 EP0704525 A1 EP 0704525A1 EP 95401962 A EP95401962 A EP 95401962A EP 95401962 A EP95401962 A EP 95401962A EP 0704525 A1 EP0704525 A1 EP 0704525A1
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01F—MIXING, e.g. DISSOLVING, EMULSIFYING OR DISPERSING
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    • B01F23/23—Mixing gases with liquids by introducing gases into liquid media, e.g. for producing aerated liquids
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
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    • C12M27/10—Rotating vessel
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    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
    • C12M29/00—Means for introduction, extraction or recirculation of materials, e.g. pumps
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    • C12—BIOCHEMISTRY; BEER; SPIRITS; WINE; VINEGAR; MICROBIOLOGY; ENZYMOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
    • C12M—APPARATUS FOR ENZYMOLOGY OR MICROBIOLOGY; APPARATUS FOR CULTURING MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS, FOR GROWING CELLS OR FOR OBTAINING FERMENTATION OR METABOLIC PRODUCTS, i.e. BIOREACTORS OR FERMENTERS
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  • the present invention relates to a bioreactor, in particular for micro-gravity, comprising at least one cell culture chamber, a means for supplying oxygen to said chamber, and a means for stirring the cell culture allowing that - to come into contact with the oxygen supplied to the room.
  • micro-gravity conditions such as are encountered in satellites
  • bioreactors usable under micro-gravity conditions impose different construction principles from those intended only for terrestrial applications, due to the fact that, under micro-gravity conditions, there is no convection phenomena.
  • Another constraint is the need for good aeration and good homogeneity of the cell culture liquid, coupled with an implementation as automatic as possible, in particular for cleaning.
  • the present invention relates to a bioreactor making it possible to avoid at least the above-mentioned drawback.
  • the bioreactor according to the invention is for this purpose characterized in that the cell culture chamber comprises first and second housing elements respectively having a first and a second wall regions which face each other, as well as a first and a second separator elements comprising at least first and second separation regions extending from the first and second wall regions respectively in the direction of the second and first wall regions respectively, in that the separation region or regions d 'at least one of the separating elements has (s) a height less than the distance between the first and the second wall regions, and in that the stirring means comprises means for moving the first and second housing elements l '' in relation to each other, which makes it possible to vary the distance between the separating elements and / or the housing elements er.
  • a bioreactor as defined above allows oxygenation of the cell culture liquid at a very low level of agitation and without significant acceleration of the microorganisms while allowing sufficient homogeneity of the culture.
  • the first and second separation regions advantageously have a height less than the distance between the first and second wall regions. This allows even better oxygenation of the cell culture liquid.
  • the first and second wall regions may be planar.
  • the first and second wall regions may be parallel.
  • At least one separation region can be planar.
  • the first and second separating elements have first and second spiral separation regions, which can advantageously have substantially identical growth laws.
  • the means for moving the first and second housing elements relative to each other may then include a device for alternately rotating the first and second housing elements relative to each other.
  • the bioreactor may also include a device for translating the first and second housing elements relative to one another so as to vary the distance between said housing elements.
  • the bioreactor may include a means for communicating an inlet and an outlet of the chamber, which also makes it possible to produce a circulation of liquid by pumping effect obtained by the alternative action of the translation device.
  • the rotation device and the translation device can be actuated simultaneously.
  • the bioreactor may include a means for abutting the two spirals one on the other, by relative rotation of the first and second housing elements, so that the chamber is in the form of a continuous tube.
  • At least one wall region may be porous to gases at least over part of its surface, and the means for supplying oxygen to the chamber may then include means for blowing oxygen through a said wall region porous.
  • first and second wall regions are cylindrical.
  • the first and second wall regions may for example be coaxial.
  • the means for moving the first and second housing elements relative to each other can then comprise at least a device for relative translation of the first and of the second cylindrical wall regions.
  • At least one separation region can advantageously include at least one cylindrical plate.
  • a bioreactor according to the invention comprises an active volume delimited by two complementary flat housings 1 and 2 each of which has a wall region 3 and 4 respectively extending from an outer wall 11 and 12 respectively to a central region (16, 17).
  • the cell culture liquid inlet is distributed around the periphery of the external wall 12 which for this purpose has a plurality of pipes 6.
  • the central region is delimited by an upper edge 17 and is provided with an opening 16, 16 ′ liquid outlet. Unidirectional inlet and outlet valves, not shown, can be used.
  • the two flat housings 1 and 2 are mounted with respect to each other so that their spiral wall regions (or walls) 3 and 4 interpenetrate so as to create a large wall surface which is distributed homogeneously in the interior volume of the reactor between boxes 1 and 2, to form a cell culture chamber.
  • the height h of one and / or two spiral walls 3 and 4 is such that it is less than the nominal distance D0 between the internal walls 1 'and 2' of the housings 1 and 2.
  • a motor 7 drives the housing 1 in an alternating rotation around an axis represented by convention as being vertical and a device 8 makes it possible to vary by translation the distance D between the two housings 1 and 2 with respect to the nominal distance D0.
  • the bioreactor as described above can operate in three modes:
  • the inlets 6 and the outlet 16 are closed, and the mixture is obtained by means of the alternating rotational movement generated by the motor 7.
  • This movement does not change the total volume of the reactor but, locally, the horizontal distance between the spiral walls 3 and 4 is modified, which forces a movement of the cell culture liquid around said walls. Since the whole volume is affected equally by this movement, the mixture is homogeneous and its amplitude is adjustable by acting on the motor speed 7 and the amplitude of the alternating rotation. It is also possible to choose the distance ⁇ h between the walls 3 and 4 and the interior edges respectively 1 'and 2'.
  • a pumping action is obtained from the translational control device 8.
  • the inputs 6 and the output 16 are open, that is to say that the aforementioned unidirectional valves are on. .
  • the mixture is now the result of a combination of the two movements of rotation and translation.
  • the third operating mode is obtained by rotating the boxes 1 and 2 relative to each other using the motor 7 until the walls 3 and 4 come into contact with each other. other.
  • a very long spiral tube is thus obtained and a movement of fluid can be obtained by an alternative control of the translation device 8.
  • the agitation of the liquid suspension which constitutes the cell culture is obtained by the relative movements of the two walls or walls in spiral 3 and 4. These movements, whether they are of rotation or translation, generate locally vortices, which are distributed homogeneously in the volume of the bioreactor.
  • the local acceleration depends on the relative speed of the two boxes 1 and 2 as well as on the distance ⁇ h separating the top of a spiral wall of a box, from the inside edge of the other box. As a result, the acceleration is thus continuously adjustable from the value 0.
  • the mixing can lead to a flow and a reflux without mixing occurring over a long distance.
  • This drawback can be remedied by interconnecting the outlet and inlet valves to close off the chamber on herself. In the case where a flux is generated, the mixing distance is notably increased.
  • the gas exchange can be carried out thanks to a porous wall region mounted at the upper part of the housing 1 and through which oxygen-containing gas is introduced thanks to a gas inlet 10.
  • the gas exchange surface may preferably be such that it ensures as small a distance as possible from the gas inlet of each point of the liquid. Thanks to the mixing process described above and to the particular geometry which is described, the liquid is periodically close to the internal walls 1 ′ and 2 ′ of the housings 1 and 2, which is favorable for gas exchanges.
  • Elements 9 are preferably distributed over the entire upper surface of the housing 1. They can be made of a porous liquid-tight material or of a gas-permeable membrane. It is possible, for example, to use ceramics, expanded PTFE such as that sold under the brand GORETEX, or else silicone. The criteria for choosing the locations are accessibility for maintenance, homogeneity of gas exchange, biocompatibility, mechanical resistance and the possibility of obtaining sterilization.
  • the housings 1 and 2 delimit the active volume of the reactor chamber are placed in a rigid support comprising a cover 21 and a base in two parts 22 and 13, the part 13 being connected to the part 12 by an elastic membrane 27 which allows a translational movement proper to the adjustment of the interval ⁇ h .
  • This translational movement can be achieved for example as shown in Figure 6 by an external drive device 16 having a drive wheel 29 driving a chain 26 which rotates toothed wheels 28 having a threaded extension 8 engaging in tapped parts of the part 13 which carries the cover 21 and the housing 1 as well as the membrane 9.
  • the parts of the bioreactor which are rotated are the elements 1, 3 and 9. They are driven (see FIGS. 4, 5 and 7) by a magnetic device with magnets 14, a first series of magnets being distributed around the periphery d 'a crown 36 driven in rotation by a toothed wheel motor 25 driving a chain 32 rotating a toothed crown 35 carried by the periphery of the crown 36.
  • a second series of magnets 14 is carried by a crown 37 internal to the housing 1 which is integral with it.
  • FIG. 7 we also see the circulation of air (or oxygen) which can be produced from pipes 10 which are arranged in a spiral, which eliminates the need for rotary joints.
  • the materials used to implement the bioreactor are biocompatible and steamable so that each element, assembled or not, is sterilizable.
  • the spiral structure allows easy assembly and disassembly as well as cleaning without great difficulty.
  • the upper and lower housings 30 and 31 respectively are of rectangular or square shape and each comprise a plurality of parallel longitudinal walls 33 and 34 respectively.
  • Agitation of the liquid can be obtained by translation in two orthogonal directions along arrow F1 (device 38) to vary the distance between walls 33 and 34 and / or arrow F2 (device 39) to vary the interval ⁇ h .
  • the liquid inlets are referenced 6 'and the liquid outlets are referenced 16'.
  • FIGS. 10 and 11 implements a concentric structure in which the active volume of the reactor is defined by the external cylindrical parts 40 views of annular wall regions 33, nested with annular wall regions 44 carried by a cylinder or a central piston 41.
  • the distance between the annular walls 43 and 44 can be modified, thanks to the motor 48, in the direction of the arrow F3.
  • the liquid is supplied from the top via the duct 45 and the outlet from the bottom via the outlet duct 46.

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